Worksheet 1 – Miming
Choose one of the gestures below and mime it until your partner guesses what it represents.
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Stop
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Go away |
Come here |
Okay |
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Money/ cash |
(I’m) sad |
Time out |
Cut/ time up/ stop speaking
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(You are/ he is) crazy
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(Waiter) the bill/ check (please) |
Six |
You |
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Me/ I
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A drink |
(A cup of) tea |
Two |
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Peace
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Victory |
I don’t know |
So-so |
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(I’m) stupid/ stupid me! |
Mind your own business/ don’t interfere |
A girl/ woman/ lady/ she |
(You’re) late |
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I swear/ I promise |
(They are) together |
Zero/ nought/ nothing
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A bribe/ a backhander/ money under the table |
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(This/ that is/ was) delicious/ tasty
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One more time/ repeat
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(It’s) great/ wonderful
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(I) doubt (it)/ (I’m) not sure
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Snob/ superior/ arrogant
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Be quiet/ shut up |
Bad |
Hi/ hello |
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(Just) talk/ talkative
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Yes |
No |
I hope/ I wish/ good luck |
Gestures that vary by country Worksheet 2
Discuss how you could make each gesture in an easy to understand way.
Discuss how the gestures above vary from vary to country
Could any of the gestures you use be misunderstood or considered rude in another country?
What might these gestures mean in different countries?
Thumbs up
Thumbs down
Raising your eyebrows
Cutting your palm across your neck
Making a circle with your thumb and index finger
Pointing at someone with your index finger (first finger)
Put your index fingers together side by side
Show your index and middle finger
Point to your nose
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PDF for easy saving and printing: GesturesThatVary
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TEFLtastic 
Ir would be great if there were accompanying pics of the different gestures – and which countries use which gestures and what they mean in these countries.
It would indeed, but with a full time teaching job and posting new worksheets and articles every month I doubt I’ll find time…
Some of that info is in my other gestures worksheets:
and there’s also a good book on the topic:
And of course you could always rewrite it to just include the ones you know.
Thank you for these. Very helpful.